Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-09-22
Londoun and Fauquicr.

1t would appear from the proceedings of
the democratic convention which met at
Middeburg last Saturday to nominate
floater candidate for the House of Delegates
to represent Fauquier and Loudoun that
the entente cordiaIe does not exist in very
great degree between the two counties, es-
pecially politically. We extract from the
Tirginian. of Warrenton, the following:
Mr.. r. E. Lake, OF Fauquier, moved that
the candidate having n ssjority of the votes
Of Fauquier county should be declared the
choice of the convention.
Mai. R. Taylor Scott moved as q substi-
tute Tor Mr.. Lakes resolution that the Fnu.
ouier delegates be allowed five minutes for
consultation.
Capt. ]. W. Foster, of Loudoun, opposed
giving the delegates of Fauquier any time
to consult, in speech of fifteen or twenty
minutes, in which be likened Fauquier
county 20 Stafford bull and Loudolln to
the strong man who had the bull by the tail
and was belaboring him with stick, de
caring as the bull had commenced the fight
the strong man meant to keep it up until
tho bull was subdued. He also went into
description of the bull (Fauquier) in Ian.
guage not fit for ears polite.
Mr.. Hunton, of Fauquisr, replying to
Capt. Foster, stated that the people of Eau
ouier cherished mono but the kindest and
most fraternal feelings towards these of
Loudoup, and if Mr.. Foster snid to tho con-
trsry he demanded of him to know the time
and the place that never in his brief ex
perieuce had he known this privilege re.
fused.
TIr. Foster then withdrew his objection.
The Fauquier delegates then withdrew,
aud after blief consultation it was decided
that the various candidates should be put in
nomination and the one receiving the largest
number of votes should be declared the
unanimous choice of Fauquier county.
A vote having been taken, Mr.. Edmonds
was declared the choice of Fauquier and
Mai r. Taylor Scott WIS selected to present
his name 10 the convention.
On reassembling Maj. Scott nominated E.
G.. Edmonds. DR.. Copeland, to the aston
ishment of the delegates from Fauquier
nominated Mr.. John w. Kincheloe which
was seconded by Mr.. S. M. Triplett.
Mr.. Hunton seconded the nomination Of
Z. G.. Edmonds and reminded Loudoun OF
the tacit agreement that had existed be-
tween the counties OF Fauquier and Lou
doun since they had been united in one dis
trict and that in the first convention Lou
DOM had two candidates for the Senate,
Tyler and Matthews, and that Tyler was
the decided choice of Fauquior and Mat
thews was Objectionable to that county.
Notwithstanding this fact Fauquier did not
support Tyler, but gave her unanimous vote
TO Matthews. because he was Loudoun's
choice. Fauquier recognized that Loudoun
had veto power to prevent the nomination
81 nhor nntn npfitts6 him n
represent those two counties. He ap-
pealed 10 Captain Foster to know if
there was any such objection to Mr..
Edmonds. Capt. Foster. replied there was
moi; but that he opposed him because he
| was put in nomination by the same crowd
in Fauquier who had in every convention
watrsd on Loudoun to the knife. That when
Loudoun had asked Fauquier for bread she
had given her stone, when she had asked
for fish she had given her serpent. He re-
ioiced to go back and recall the courtesles
of Fauquier to Loudoun but he thought the
courtesie5 grew out of Loudoun's having
the power to take what she wanted. 1t was
we'll enough to talk about Fauquier giving
Loudoun the Senator and taking the floater,
but this grew out CT the fact that it suited
the personal wishes Of the candidate from
FauQuier at that time to be in the body
where he could WELD the greater influence
to promote his own ambition. He said that
in every convention, except when the gen.
teman's father WAS a candidate, Fauquier
had opposed Loudoun.
Mai Scott asked Capt. Foster if the Of
fence that Loudoun was resenting and the
wrong that had been done her was his Maj.
Scotts and those who voted with him) OPP
position to him (Capt. FOSTER in the last
congressional convention. Foster replied
that he was not personal candidate, that
he had not sought the place but bad been
Loudoun's choice and that Fauquier had
wronged Loudoun and not him. Major
Scott replied: "Then your course to-day is
to avenge your personal wrongs and to re.
talate on Fauquier because che did not sup.
port you for Congress" Capt. Foster re-
spouded, "Yes, sir; it is"
Mr.. Copeland said he could not vote for
Edmonds because he was not democrat,
and bad never been in democratic conven,
ton. He could not vote for Edmonds be
cause he was at this time gu independent
candidate for foater aud the gentlemen
from Warrenton wanted him nominated
because they feared he would be elected
anyhow.
Amidst calls for vote Maj. Scott said
he rose to pronounce each and every charge
made by DR.. Copeland against the demo,
cracy of e G. Elmonds untrue. Maj. Scott
said as it was manifest to him that in this
convention it was Loudoun's purpose to
turn down Fauquier, hard as it was she
could bear it, but he demanded that Eau
quier should cast her vote first and it be so
recorded.
Mr.. 7. Boiling Robertson endorsed Mr..
Edmonds as Fauquier's choice and urged
that the Loudoun delegates would hold to
"the old agreement" and now as III the past
vote for Mr.. Edmonds and give him the
nomination.
Fauquier's vote was then recorded as
follows: 2.3l1 for Edmonds and 242 for
Kincheloe. All the Fauquer delegation ex-
cept S. w. Triplett J. E. Copeland and P.
S. Gaines voted for Eimonds. When the
vote of Fauquier was announced Capt. Eos
for kod that the .ondnun delepation have